Aqeel Ahmad

 "Feminism is an approach/belief/ideology that men and women are equal. And therefore, they should have equal access to health, education, resource, employment and other opportunities. There should be no discrimination on the basis of sex. Moreover, feminism calls for devising such socio-economic policies that result in equitable outcomes for both genders." (Standford. Edu) "Feminism calls for endowing women with opportunities and avenues that her natural faculties make her capable of pursuing. In essence, women should be allowed to achieve self- actualization." (Garret)

The head spinning phenomenon when someone asks you a question you don't know the answer to that a lot of other people have asked you before? Well, that's what's been lately. Educated people who share Rumi quotes have been doing that more than the ones who don't even know who Rumi is. I find it fascinating how people so confidently post inspirational quotes and think that their lives are entitled to living according to it, and when it comes to conversing about the confusion of the lost lives the youth of privileged emotions* are living nowadays, they forget that they had posted that quote on Instagram they are ignoring in this conversation and (un)knowingly spreading the hurt they felt at that moment they hit share. This head spinning is ok. We are fine as we are. And we don't need the world to tell us what to do and how to feel. Social media gets us. Our misery can be shared by the lit screens in our hands. Our hands are being held by electrons, sent to us by hands ...

  نوے برس کے بوڑھے کی جیب خالی تھی ،اس نے مالک مکان کو پانچ ماہ سے کرایہ بھی نہیں دیا تھا، اس لئے مکان کے مالک کو بوڑھے پر بہت غصہ تھا، پھر وہ مرحلہ آیا کہ مالک مکان نے بوڑھے آدمی کا سامان گھر سے باہر پھینک دیا۔ بزرگ کے پاس مختصر سا تو سامان تھا، ایک چارپائی ، پلاسٹک کی ایک بالٹی اور دو چار پرانے برتن۔ بھارت کے شہر احمد آباد کے عام سے محلے میں جب بوڑھے کا سامان باہر پھینکا گیا تو بوڑھا بے بسی کی تصویر بن کر فٹ پاتھ پر بیٹھ گیا۔ محلے کے لوگ مالک مکان کےپاس گئے کہ وہ بوڑھے آدمی کو رہنے کی اجازت دے دے کیونکہ اس کا کوئی والی وارث نہیں، وہ کہیں سے ادھار پکڑ کر کرایہ بھی ادا کر دے گا۔ ابھی یہ بحث جاری تھی کہ ایک اخباری رپورٹر کا گزر ہوا، اس نے بے بسی کی تصویر بنے ہوئے بوڑھے کی تصاویر بنائیں ابھی وہ تصاویر بنا رہا تھا کہ مالک مکان لوگوں کے کہنے پر بوڑھے آدمی کو دو ماہ مزید رکھنے کے لئے تیار ہوگیا مگر رپورٹر کے پاس اسٹوری تھی کہ احمد آباد میں ایک بوڑھے آدمی کےساتھ ایسا سلوک کیوں ہوا۔ رپورٹر دفتر گیا، اس نے تصاویر اپنے ایڈیٹر کے سامنے رکھیں، ابھی اس نے اسٹوری بیان کرناتھی کہ ایڈیٹر ت...

  Politics, like society in general, is governed by objective laws  that have their roots in human nature. The main signpost that helps political realism is the  concept of interest defined in terms of power. Hans Morgenthau, Politics among Nations (1985: 4, 5) The factors that distinguish international politics  are:  (1) t hat the stakes of the game are considered to be of unusual  importance and (2) that in international politics the use of f orce is not excluded as a means of influencing the outcome. The cardinal rule of the game is often taken to be: Do what  you must in order to win it. Kenneth Waltz, Man, The State and War (1959: 205)

Introduction After the recent convulsions at social and political levels, the "Middle East" once again finds itself at the cusp of present uncertainties and future possibilities. The nomenclature "Middle East" has been a political expression rather than a geographical one; however, the discussion in this study relates to the region from the Indus to the Nile that is significant for its conflict-prone and energy-rich characteristics. It is still premature to completely assess the outcomes and impacts of the so-called "Arab Spring" uprisings and upheavals on the emerging geostrategic outlook in the Middle Eastern arena. Nonetheless, two and a half years after the upsurge began, it is useful to tentatively delineate and scrutinize the region's unfolding maturations. Future developments can only be forecasted. By studying the upheavals and their possible repercussions on the geostrategic environment. Considering the significance of religious, strategic, po...

   WEST ASIA AND ARAB WORLD SINCE 1919 ( Assignment by Aqeel Ahmad) International Relations Table of Contents Why the Middle East is so important? Middle East Facts Sykes-Picot Agreement The Ottoman Empire in the Post-Tanzimat Period and World War I by Ellen Lust The decline of Ottoman Empire Why the Middle East is so important?                  The Middle East is the birthplace of three major religions and civilizations. It comprises many countries inhabited by various ethnic groups. The region is widely known for its rich Islamic culture vast reserves of crude oil other monarchs, ongoing constitutional reforms, conflicts, and other various reasons. The Middle East is a large and diverse transcontinental region spread across Northeastern Africa. And west of Asia Middle East is not a continent it is a term used to describe a geographical region. This term was originally used by the British India office in the mid-19th century. l...

  West Asia and the Arab world since 1919 I   Outline: 1          Middle East: Strategic importance, geography and history   Turkey: 2          Downfall of Ottoman Empire during WWI 3          Turkish war of independence 4          Mustafa Kemal reforms 5          Cyprus problem 6          Turkey and Pakistan   Egypt: 7          Egyptian Nationalism after WWI 8          Free officer’s movement, Coup d’état 9          Suez War 10        1967 Arab Israeli war 11        1973 Arab Israeli war 12 ...